Archive for July 2011

Why start a blog on photography when there are already hundreds, thousands of other blogs already? Well I suppose that everyone starts a blog when they think that they have something to say that other people might be interested in. I recently gave a talk about my photography book collection that was well received (it’s not the first time that I have done it), and I thought that I might start to share and explain my passion for photography. And I have found that I really like writing, particularly about photography.

Photography is one of my passions, and has been for a long time. I am not a professional photographer, though there was a time when I earned a fair part of my income from working in the photography industry – directing a photography festival (see LINKS). I try to attend as many exhibitions and festivals as I can, at the same time spending more of my time now on my own photographic projects, rather than putting other peoples’ work on walls and websites.

I will write about the books that I add to my collection, the books already in my collection, photographic work that I find online and the various photography exhibitions, festivals and events that I get to. This is intended to be a personal response to these things, rather than an academic, intellectual or independently critical approach.

I hope that you find it interesting, give me comment and feedback, and that we can explore the wonderful world of photography together.